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Jackal Headed Figurine Protecting Osirisprobably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE)

Not on view
Small ancient bronze figure sculpture, heavily patinated in turquoise green and rust, with an abstracted human form pierced by two openwork voids

Unknown, Jackal Headed Figurine Protecting Osiris, probably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Jackal Headed Figurine Protecting Osiris
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
probably Ptolemaic Period (323 - 30 BCE)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); Width: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank J. and Victoria K. Fertitta
Accession Number
M.80.198.7
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art